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Indiana, ElectricianMoving from Arizona to Indiana as a journeyman electrician
What a journeyman electrician licensed in Arizona has to do to work in Indiana, what the move does to your pay, and who in Indiana is hiring from out of state.
Licensed by the city. Indiana has no state electrician licence; the City and county building departments decide what card you need, and it can differ between cities. No state electrician licence; Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and other cities issue their own, several with reciprocity among Indiana cities. Ask the contractor hiring you which municipality the first job is in and apply to that one. Your Arizona local licence is evidence of hours, not a licence there.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Indiana takes roughly $300 a year more than Arizona does.
| Salary | Arizona state tax | Indiana state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,000 | $1,200 | -$200 |
| $60,000 | $1,500 | $1,800 | -$300 |
| $90,000 | $2,250 | $2,700 | -$450 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. In Indiana: counties add a local income tax, roughly 1 to 3%. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Arizona to Indiana
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Arizona certificate stays on the Arizona State Board of Nursing (CNA and LNA certification); to work in Indiana you apply to the Indiana Department of Health, Nurse Aide Registry for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
RN and LPN: Arizona to Indiana
Works on day one. Both Arizona and Indiana are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Arizona is valid in Indiana the day you arrive. Once Indiana is your primary residence, apply there for a Indiana multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
CDL: Arizona to Indiana
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Indiana resident you surrender the Arizona CDL at a Indiana driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Indiana. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Indiana pay you to come?
- MakeMyMove town offers: typically $5,000 plus local perks. For remote workers moving to participating Indiana towns (Noblesville, Greensburg and others); each offer is its own program.
Openings filed in Indiana
58 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Indiana employers who could not fill them locally.
- Landscape LaborerWild Ridge Lawn & Landscape · Indianapolis · $19.69/hr
- Registered Wealth Management Client AssociateBank of America · Indianapolis
- Asset Based Lending Senior Business Development OfficerBank of America · Indianapolis
- Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, GreenhouseLennard Ag · Howe · $19.13/hr
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - LivestockP Shafer Trucking Inc. · Andrews · $19.13/hr
- Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck DriversBio Town Ag Inc · Reynolds · $21.09/hr
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From Arizona to the states next to Indiana
Michigan (flat 4.25% state income tax) · Ohio (progressive, top rate 3.5%) · Kentucky (flat 4% state income tax) · Illinois (flat 4.95% state income tax)
To Indiana from the states next to Arizona
California · Nevada · Utah · Colorado · New Mexico
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